Richard Redgrave RA, Colour study for 'Bad News from Sea'

Colour study for 'Bad News from Sea', c. 1842

Richard Redgrave RA (1804 - 1888)

RA Collection: Art

A small sketch for 'Bad News from Sea'. Redgrave painted this scene and exhibited it at the Royal Academy in 1842.

The woman holds a letter with a black seal in her right hand and reaches out towards the baby's crib with her left. She wears a black cap. The young boy is missing from this sketch.

Object details

Title
Colour study for 'Bad News from Sea'
Artist/designer
Richard Redgrave RA (1804 - 1888)
Date
c. 1842
Object type
Drawing
Medium
Watercolour and gouache over pencil on wove paper
Dimensions

70 mm x 60 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
17/2609
Acquisition
Given by Evelyn Hodgen June 2016
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